Apron



Dec, 6, 1949 v V E. RUNCK APRON 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 25, 1948 V INVENTOR. Emil/ Runck E. RUNCK Dec. 6, 1949 APRON 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 23, 1948 INVENTOR. Emil b Runck Patented Dec. 6, 1949 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APRON Emilie Runck, Arlington, Mass.

Application December 23, 1948, Serial No. 66,934

. 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to aprons of the type which are provided with both shoulder straps that pass over the shoulder of the wearer and waistband elements to encircle the wearers waist.

One object of the invention is to provide an apron of this type which the wearer can don by simply passing her arms through loops, one on each side of the apron, which are-formed by the shoulder straps and waistband elements, and then securing the free ends of the waistband elements to the apron body, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of slipping the apron on over the head, as is necessary with some types of aprons having shoulder straps and waistband elements.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apron which is so constructed that when being worn, the shoulder straps will be securely retained in position and will be prevented from slipping off from the shoulders.

My invention is equally applicable to aprons designed for domestic use or for industrial use.

In order to give an understanding of the invention, I have illustrated in the drawings some embodiments thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appendedclaim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of an apron embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a three-quarter front view of a person wearing my improved apron;

Fig. 3 is a view showing the back of such person and illustrating the manner in which the shoulder straps cross each other;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the waistband elements and shoulder straps when the apron is being worn; and,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a different embodiment of the invention.

My improved apron is made with a body portion l which, in the construction shown in Fig. 1, presents a skirt section 2 and a bib section 3, said bib section and skirt section being integral with each other.

The apron also is provided with two waistband elements t and 5, one on each side of the body portion. The inner end 6 of each waistband element is permanently connected to the body 2 portion at the side thereof as by means of stitching, and each waistband element is of suflicient length to pass completely around the waist of the wearer so that the free end I of the waistband element on either side will extend to the other side of the apron.

Means are provided for detachably securing the free end i of each waistband element to the apron and for this purpose I propose to use any desirable form of separable fastener, such for instance as the well known snap fastener. The free end 1 of each waistband element has one part 8 of such separable fastener secured thereto, and the body portion of the apron has on each side the complementary part 9 of such separable fastener. These complementary parts 9 are desirably secured to the apron at the points where the waistband elements are permanently secured thereto.

The shoulder straps are indicated at [0 and H. These shoulder straps, which are designed to pass over the shoulders of the wearer, present front ends I2 and rear ends E3. The front ends I2 are secured to the bid section 3, one shoulder strap being connected to the bib at one upper corner and the other being connected to the bib at the other upper corner.

The rear end I3 of each shoulder strap is permanently fastened, as by means of sewing, to the waistband element on the same side of the apron. In other words the shoulder strap ID on the right of the apron shown in Fig. 1 is permanently secured at it to the waistband element 4 on said right side of the apron, while the rear end l3 of the other shoulder strap II on the left side of the apron in Fig.1 is permanently connected at I4 to the waistband element 5 on said left side of the apron.

This construction provides an apron with two loops or openings l5 one on each side thereof.

The point I at which the rear end of each shoulder strap is connected to the corresponding waistband element is nearer the outer or free end v of said waistband element than the inner end thereof. In other words the distance between the outer end of each waistband element and the point M where the corresponding shoulder strap is attached thereto is less than the distance between said point and the inner end of the waistband element.

In putting on the apron the wearer simply inserts her arms through the two openings I 5 so as to bring the shoulder straps onto her shoulders and then she passes one of the waistband elements, the waistband element 4 for instance, around her waist and connects the separable fastener element 8 at the free end 1 thereof to the complementary separable fastener element 9 with which the apron is provided at the place where the waistband element 5 is permanently secured thereto.

She then similarly passes the waistband element 5 around her waist and connects the separable fastener element 8 on the free end thereof to a complemental separable fastener element carried by the apron at" the point where the waistband element 4 is permanently secured to the body portion.

Because of the manner in which the shoulder straps I0 and II are connected to the waistband elements 4 and 5, the operation of securing the waistband elements in place will cause the shoul der straps to have a crossing relation in therear as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and such crossing relation serves to prevent the shoulder straps from-slipping off from the shoulders while the apron'is being'worn'.

In"order to make the apron adjustable for different waist sizes, I propose to provide at each side of'the' apron a plurality of separable fastener elements 9 so that the free ends of the waistband elements can be connected to any one of-the serie's'of's'eparable fasteners 9 according tothewaist size'of the person wearing the apron.-

The'front" ends IZ'of the shoulder straps may heparmanently connected to the bib portion 3 ormay be adju'stably connected thereto so as to make the apronadjustable as to its length. As hereimshown; the front end of each shoulder strap is provided'with a plurality of separable fastenenmembe'rsl'Gand the back of the bib will beprovided with a complemental separable fastenerelement' so'that the length of the shoulder straps can'b'e readily adjusted.

With the construction herein shown, there are two waistband elements 4 and 5 which completely encircle the wearers waist inthe back, and in ordento prevent crossing these waistband elements,'I propose to place the separable fastener elements 9 on one side of the apron on the inner fac'ethereof and those on the other side on the outer face thereof.

For instance the separable'fastener elements 9 attheleft side'of Fig. '1 may be placed on the inner face of the apron, while those on the right will be on the outer'side of the apron.

When the apron-hasbeen donned therefore, the'waistband element 4 will be on the inside of the waistband element 5 and the two waistband elements will lie parallel to each other and in a non-crossing relation as shown clearly in Fig. 4.

While I have described above an apron embodying my invention which is provided with a bib section 3, yet the invention is equally applicable to aprons that do not have a bib section. As applied to a bibless apron, the shoulder straps would be made long enough to extend to the top of the skirt of the apron as shown in Fig. 5. In other respects the bibless apron will have the same construction as that described above.

In said Fig. 5, 2a indicates the skirt portion of the apron; 4a and 5a are the waistband elements; Ma and Ila are the-shoulder strap elements," the :front ends l'2a of which are secured to the skirt portion 2a, and 8a and 9a are the separable fasteners.

I claim: An apron comprising a body portion of a size to cover the-front only of the wearer, two waistband elements, each permanently secured to the body'portion atone'side thereof, each waistband element-having a free end and being of a length to extend from its pointof permanent attachment with the body portion around the body of the wearer to the other side of said body portion, mean's'for'detachably securing the free end of each waistband element to the body portion atthe'side thereof opposite to that to which it is permanently attached, two shoulder straps, means securing the front end of each shoulder strap to the body'p'ortion and means permanently securing the rearend of-each shoulder strap to the'waistband'element on the corresponding side of thebody'portion-at a point nearer the free end' of said waistband element than the end whichis secured to the body portion, whereby the shoulder strap-and'waistband element on each side of the body portion provide between them an opening through'which the wearer may insert her arm when donning the apron, and when the free ends of the waistband elements are fastenedto th'ebody'portion, the shoulder straps willbe placed in a crossing relation at the back of the wearer;

EMILIE RUNCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patentr UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,156,900- Guggenheimer Oct. 19, 1915 1,988,053 Sch'rank Jan. 15, 1935 2,424,000 Shanker July 15, 1947 

